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2004 PC free

A free 2D Flash sidescroller that brings Half-Life 2 into a side view: as Gordon Freeman you fight through levels with familiar weapons, enemies and locations, mixed with light puzzles.

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Sci-fi setting
Action-packed real-time combat
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

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1996 PC 5.89 € 👍 75 % Mostly positive, 781 reviews on Steam Steam Deck playable

Sci-fi setting
Action-packed real-time combat
Pure single-player experience

As smuggler Dash Rendar you fight through Star Wars locations between Episodes V and VI, such as Hoth and Mos Eisley. It mixes third-person shooting with vehicle and flight sections, including the famous Battle of Hoth.

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Sci-fi setting

A film tie-in action game where you play as different characters, including a raptor and a T-Rex, fighting and evading dinosaurs through jungle levels with a mix of shooting and platforming.

Bio Menace

Sci-fi setting

A classic 1993 run-and-gun platformer where you play Snake Logan, blasting mutants and robot guards with a machine gun and grenades on the way to Dr. Mangle's fortress.

Abuse

Sci-fi setting

A 1996 side-scrolling shooter where you move with the keyboard and aim freely with the mouse. You battle swarms of mutants and solve simple switch puzzles across dark sci-fi levels.

Gunman Chronicles

Sci-fi setting

A classic Half-Life-engine first-person shooter that began as a mod: you fight mutated alien Xenomes as a Gunman with a varied weapon arsenal and a space-western flavor.

Duke Nukem

Pure single-player experience

The first Duke Nukem is a classic side-scrolling platformer with shooting, where Duke takes on Dr. Proton's robot army. A short retro arcade outing that introduces the wisecracking action hero.

Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold

Pure single-player experience

A classic Wolfenstein 3D-style retro first-person shooter where you infiltrate the futuristic facilities of the mad Dr. Goldfire. Maze-like levels with keycards, elevators and mutants deliver old-school action.

Mighty No. 9

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A 2D run-and-gun platformer in the vein of classic Mega Man: as the robot Beck you jump through twelve stages, blast enemies and absorb their powers with a dash attack. It is widely regarded as an uneven execution of its promising concept.

Half-Life: Uplink

Sci-fi setting

Uplink is a short standalone Half-Life demo built from content cut from the main game. It delivers classic shooter action with familiar weapons and enemies in a research facility setting.

Fighting Force 2

Sci-fi setting

Fighting Force 2 is a 3D action game from Core Design in which a lone operative fights and shoots through a sci-fi conspiracy. Unlike its brawler predecessor, it leans more on adventure and stealth elements than on pure beat 'em up combat.